$37.65
0.03% yesterday
NYSE, Jun 06, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc Stock price

$37.65
-3.74 9.04% 1M
-1.29 3.31% 6M
+1.33 3.66% YTD
-0.04 0.11% 1Y
-8.96 19.22% 5Y
+12.04 47.01% 10Y
+20.88 124.51% 20Y
NYSE, Closing price Fri, Jun 06 2025
-0.01 0.03%
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG
Sector
Industry

Key metrics

Market capitalization $10.55b
Enterprise Value $18.29b
P/E (TTM) P/E ratio 16.88
EV/FCF (TTM) EV/FCF negative
EV/Sales (TTM) EV/Sales 8.10
P/S ratio (TTM) P/S ratio 4.68
P/B ratio (TTM) P/B ratio 1.61
Dividend yield 3.36%
Last dividend (FY24) $1.27
Revenue growth (TTM) Revenue growth 16.41%
Revenue (TTM) Revenue $2.26b
EBIT (operating result TTM) EBIT $865.91m
Free Cash Flow (TTM) Free Cash Flow $-518.14m
Cash position $20.78m
EPS (TTM) EPS $2.23
P/E forward 17.91
P/S forward 4.50
EV/Sales forward 7.81
Short interest 1.75%
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Analyst Opinions

12 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

10x Buy
83%
2x Hold
17%

Analyst Opinions

12 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

Buy
83%
Hold
17%

Financial data from Essential Utilities Inc

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow


Quarter TTM Annually
Mar '25
+/-
%
2,258 2,258
16% 16%
100%
- Direct Costs 332 332
47% 47%
15%
1,926 1,926
12% 12%
85%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses 7.30 7.30
31% 31%
0%
- Research and Development Expense - -
-
-
1,245 1,245
19% 19%
55%
- Depreciation and Amortization 379 379
8% 8%
17%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT 866 866
24% 24%
38%
Net Profit 613 613
7% 7%
27%

In millions USD.

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock News

Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
Characterized by seemingly endless choices, the stock market resembles a supermarket. Essential Utilities, Inc. maintained its five-year capital spending plan of $7.8 billion. The company's A- credit rating from S&P on a stable outlook provides it with a cheap cost of capital.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
The liberation day market selloff has been entirely recovered during the month of May. Since inception, my watchlist has a CAGR of 14.81%, performing in-line with SPY and VYM, while providing a superior dividend yield. The June 2025 watchlist includes 10 stocks with an average forward dividend yield of 3.62% and an expected return of 13.63%.
Neutral
Business Wire
11 days ago
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Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Head office United States
CEO Christopher Franklin
Employees 3,291
Founded 1968
Website www.essential.co

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